In the two hundred years following 1700, the British economy and population entered a sustained and unprecedented phase of growth. The economic, demographic, social and cultural changes that ensued were so far reaching, that by 1850, commentators were agreed that an 'industrial revolution' had taken place. This module seeks to illuminate the many facets of this transformation, and to explore the extensive historiography surrounding them. This module introduces students both to the economic processes which underpinned industrialisation, and to many ways in which Britons of all social levels ranks experienced and thought about their changing world.